In the Netherlands, just under 750,000 viewers watched Semi-Final Two of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 live from Vienna, Austria.
An average audience of 601,000 viewers watched the Semi-Final Two of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest live on NPO 1 last night, with the show being the 10th most-watched TV show in the Netherlands yesterday. During the course of the show, 739,000 viewers watched at least 1 minute of the broadcast. The average audience is up 60,000 viewers compared to Semi-Final One, but the total audience has fallen by 28,000 viewers.
Henry Schut and Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte commentated on the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on behalf of NOS and NTR. AVROTROS has determined that it would not be appropriate for Cornald to commentate on the competition in 2026, as he is associated with the broadcaster that has withdrawn from the 2026 contest due to objections to Israel’s participation in the contest. They have however, clarified that Cornald will commentate again in 2027, should AVROTROS return to the contest.
Source: NMO
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest+
The Netherlands debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and has gone on to compete in all but four contests. The Netherlands has won the contest on five occasions; 1957, 1959, 1969, 1975 and most recently 2019. Prior to Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv, the Netherlands had been waiting 44 years for their next victory. Duncan Laurence won the contest in Tel Aviv with the song “Arcade”.